"Melilla" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Spanish Melilla, from Arabic مَلِيلْيَة (Malīlya), possibly from Berber. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|Melilla}} Spanish Melilla, {{der|en|ar|مَلِيلْيَة|tr=Malīlya}} Arabic مَلِيلْيَة (Malīlya), {{der|en|ber|-}} Berber Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Melilla
  1. An autonomous city of Spain and exclave at the edge of Morocco. Categories (place): Autonomous cities of Spain, Cities in Spain, Places in Spain Related terms: Ceuta Translations (Spanish exclave): مَلِيلْيَة (malīlya) [feminine] (Arabic), مليلية (mlīlya) [Moroccan-Arabic, feminine] (Arabic), Melilla (Catalan), Meliya (Farefare), Melilya (Farefare), Melilla (Galician), Μελίγια (Melígia) [feminine] (Greek), Melila (Latin), Rusadir n etc. [historical] (Latin), Melilla (Spanish), Melilla (Swedish), Mřič (Tarifit), Mlilt (Tarifit)

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